So few of the comments mention apnea. Lots of people have it and have no idea.
Since I got diagnosed I'm very open about my CPAP use. I feel so much better, I talk about it often. You'd be surprised how often I explain what apnea is, only to have someone in the conversation laugh and say the symptoms match their partner or themselves. Even discounting the effects of sleep debt, I know plenty of couples who have difficulty co-sleeping due to snoring or frequent wakeups.
Considering an at-home sleep study is so simple and cheap to administer, I wonder how health outcomes would change on a large scale if we just checked people for apnea on a semi-regular basis, like once every 3 years, the same as we do for other common health issues.
Since I got diagnosed I'm very open about my CPAP use. I feel so much better, I talk about it often. You'd be surprised how often I explain what apnea is, only to have someone in the conversation laugh and say the symptoms match their partner or themselves. Even discounting the effects of sleep debt, I know plenty of couples who have difficulty co-sleeping due to snoring or frequent wakeups.
Considering an at-home sleep study is so simple and cheap to administer, I wonder how health outcomes would change on a large scale if we just checked people for apnea on a semi-regular basis, like once every 3 years, the same as we do for other common health issues.